Albany County speaks up about ending the sale of tobacco in pharmacies

The Albany County Legislature heard from several dozen community members as they passionately voiced their support for ending the sale of tobacco in pharmacies.  Students and teachers, pharmacists and business owners, ex-smokers and health advocates, seniors and youth spoke to the  incongruity of selling a product that kills half its users in a place whose mission is to improve health.  One prominent Albany doctor wished the Legislature “courage” to become the first in NY to create tobacco-free pharmacies.  View the news report on the hearing:

Albany County Legislature mulls tobacco ban in pharmacies

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